Argent - Venue Uncertain[King Biscuit Flower Hour 1974]

In May of 1974, Argent was touring in support of "Nexus", their final album with Russ Ballard, who would leave the band shortly after the tour was finished. "Nexus" showed the band moving into longer songs and more adventurous arrangements. Bassist Jim Rodford and drummer Bob Henrit later went on to play with the Kinks. Russ Ballard enjoyed success as a solo artist and songwriter, while Rod Argent has been very busy in recent years with solo work as well as reunions with both Argent and The Zombies.

This performance was first broadcast in SQ quadraphonic on the King Biscuit Flower Hour on 11 August 1974 as part of a double bill with a Mott The Hoople performance. The KBFH documentation credits this performance to the Palace Theater in New York on 7 November 1973. However, the tracks featured are audibly identical to tracks that appeared on the "Encore: Live In Concert" album which is credited to have been recorded at three venues in the UK: the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in London, the City Hall in St Albans and the Top Rank in Swansea.
Source: Pre-FM SQ encoded broadcast CD

Converted to: DVD-A PCM 24/48

Mott The Hoople - New York, New York[King Biscuit Flower Hour 1974]

Mott the Hoople were headlining when they toured across America in the spring of 1974, yet only a few months later Ian Hunter had left the band to work with Mick Ronson. The recordings in this broadcast were later used alongside recordings made in London for the "Live" album, which came out in November 1974 albeit with added recording and no quad mixes.

The performance was recorded on 9 May 1974 at the Uris Theater in New York City, and was first broadcast in SQ quadraphonic on the King Biscuit Flower Hour on 11 August 1974 as part of a double bill with an Argent performance.
Source: Pre-FM SQ encoded broadcast CD

Converted to: DVD-A PCM 24/48

Gentle Giant - New York, New York[King Biscuit Flower Hour 1975]

This short 15 minute set captures Gentle Giant at their chaotic best. Their music is matched by one of the more unusual 4 channel mixes you will ever hear from a live broadcast. This mix bears almost no resemblance to the commercial CD release, which is stereo only. At the time of this show, Gentle Giant was touring in support of "The Power And The Glory".

The performance was recorded on 18 January 1975 at the Academy of Music in New York City, which despite it's impressive name was a former cinema built in 1927, and was first broadcast in SQ quadraphonic on the King Biscuit Flower Hour on 28 September 1975 as part of a double bill with an Aerosmith performance.
Source: Pre-FM SQ encoded broadcast reels

Converted to: DVD-A PCM 24/48

Graham Parker & The Rumour - Chicago, Illinois[WXRT-FM 1979]

"Live Sparks" was originally issued by Arista as a radio station promo LP to accompany "Squeezing Out Sparks" which was released in March 1979. The promo album featured tracks produced by WXRT Chicago and KSAN San Francisco. Although Graham Parker's official site indicates all the tracks were recorded recorded at the Paramount Theater in Seattle, Washington on 24 June 1979, the CD insert states the WXRT produced tracks were recorded at the Park West, Chicago on 28 April 1979. In 1996, the recordings were included as bonus tracks on the CD re-issue with nine of the eleven tracks being SQ encoded.
Source: Pre-FM SQ encoded CD

Converted to: DVD-A PCM 24/48

Chicago - Louisville, Kentucky[King Biscuit Flower Hour 1974]

In June of 1974, Chicago was touring in support of Chicago VII. Despite being a double album with a lot of adventurous, fusion based material, it was still hugely successful. They still had radio friendly singles, and had also established themselves as one of the top draws in America.

The performance was recorded on 12 June 1974 at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky and was first broadcast in SQ quadraphonic on the King Biscuit Flower Hour on 27 October 1974. This conversion includes the original announcements and advertisements.
Source: Pre-FM SQ encoded broadcast reels

Converted to: DVD-A PCM 24/48